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Dream Growth Voucher Ordinance
Expanding to age 10

Pyeongchang County Council is pursuing an ordinance amendment to expand the age range for youth voucher support.

1 pagesDream Growth Voucher Ordinance Expanding to age 10Policies
2 pagesNational Health Insurance Service advances AI Recruiting participating companies by December 2Policies
3 pages31 central agencies 5,460 officials move to SejongPolicies
4 pagesChungnam National and Kongju National decide to re-pursue mergerPolicies
5 pagesCaregiver Standard Education Recruitment until November 30Policies

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Dream Growth Voucher Ordinance
Expanding to age 10

In short

Pyeongchang County Council is pursuing an ordinance amendment to expand the age range for youth voucher support.

The eligible age group will expand from 13–18 years to 10–18 years.

Support limits and frequency restrictions will be removed, allowing the county governor to operate the program flexibly.

Key facts

When	On October 22, Pyeongchang County Council announced the revised ordinance for public notice.
Who	Councilor Kim Gwang-seong of Pyeongchang County Council initiated the ordinance amendment.
What	The youth Dream Growth Voucher support age range will expand from 13–18 years to 10–18 years.
How	Support limits and frequency restrictions will be removed, and resident registration numbers in applications will be replaced with birth dates.

What it means for me

If you have children aged 10–12 living in Pyeongchang County, they may be newly eligible for voucher benefits.

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National Health Insurance Service advances AI
Recruiting participating companies by December 2

D-25 Deadline December 2 · Deadline for recruiting project participating companies

In short

The National Health Insurance Service will launch a project to make AI consultation and AI work assistants smarter.

Companies interested in participating will be recruited until December 2.

An information session for companies wishing to participate will be held at the Wonju headquarters on the 9th.

Visitor info

Information session	November 9 at the National Health Insurance Service headquarters in Wonju, Gangwon
Recruitment period	Until December 2 (see Procurement Service Nara Market bidding notice)

Key facts

When	Participating companies will be recruited until December 2, and an information session will be held on the 9th.
Who	The National Health Insurance Service will promote the 2026 Intelligent AX advancement project.
What	This project improves AI voice consultation and chatbots as well as AI work assistants for employees.
How	Approximately 10.7 billion won will be invested to expand the question-intent recognition model and servers.

What it means for me

If you use health insurance phone consultation or chatbots, response speed and accuracy may improve in the future.

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31 central agencies
5,460 officials move to Sejong

Deadline Deadline November 4 · Online opinion submission deadline

In short

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced a plan to relocate 31 central government agencies and 5,460 civil servants to Sejong.

23 agencies with 1,831 staff will relocate by next year, while 8 agencies with 3,629 staff will relocate by 2031.

Civil service unions and experts demanded measures for housing and improvements to practices for National Assembly attendance.

Key facts

When	The Ministry of the Interior and Safety held a public hearing on November 3 at the annex of the Seoul Government Complex.
Who	31 central government agencies and 5,460 civil servants are the relocation targets.
What	23 agencies with 1,831 staff will relocate to leased office buildings, while 8 agencies with 3,629 staff will relocate to newly constructed office buildings.
How	After online public opinion collection at the Government Complaint Bulletin Board, the relocation plan will be announced following presidential approval.

What it means for me

Citizens transacting with the relevant agencies should verify whether their service counter locations will change.

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Chungnam National and Kongju National
decide to re-pursue merger

D-54 Deadline December 31 · Merger application submission deadline (government funding reduction standard)

In short

Chungnam National University decided to re-pursue merger with Kongju National University after the merger was rejected in a September vote.

The university will prepare concrete implementation guarantees including maintaining departments, guaranteeing positions and workplaces for faculty and staff, and then ask for opinions again.

A factor in the background is that if the merger is delayed, government funding of approximately 103.2 billion won could be reduced.

Key facts

When	On October 29, the Academic Affairs Committee deliberated and approved the plan to re-pursue the merger.
Who	Chungnam National University is re-pursuing merger with Kongju National University, which was rejected in a September vote.
What	The university prepared implementation guarantees including maintaining departments, positions and workplaces for faculty and staff, and diploma notation.
Why	If the application is not submitted by December 31, government funding of approximately 103.2 billion won will be reduced.

What it means for me

Current students and faculty of Chungnam National and Kongju National may be affected by changes in department operations, positions, and diploma notation.

If you are faculty at either university, you should check the contents of workplace and position guarantees.

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Caregiver Standard Education
Recruitment until November 30

D-23 Deadline November 30 · Caregiver Training Application Deadline

In short

The Ministry of Health and Welfare is opening free training for people who want to work as caregivers.

Applications are accepted from November 3 to 30 through the Korean Nurses Association and Long-term Care Hospital Association.

The training consists of 16 hours combining theory and practice, and you will receive a completion certificate.

Visitor info

Organization	Korean Nurses Association, Korean Long-term Care Hospital Association
Recruitment Period	November 3 ~ November 30
Training Period	Korean Nurses Association: November 30 ~ December 11, Long-term Care Hospital Association: November 16 ~ December 11
Cost	Free (no tuition required)
Inquiries	Korean Nurses Association and Long-term Care Hospital Association websites

Key facts

When	Recruitment begins November 3 and ends November 30.
Who	Anyone who intends to work in caregiving can apply.
What	Standard education course totaling 16 hours, 8 hours theory and 8 hours practice, completely free.
How	Apply through the Korean Nurses Association and Long-term Care Hospital Association websites; receive a completion certificate after finishing.

What it means for me

People wanting to work as caregivers can receive free 16-hour training by applying by November 30.

If considering elder care for parents, you can check whether caregivers have completed standard training.

Those considering starting caregiver work after retirement can obtain a completion certificate at no cost.

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Dream Growth Voucher OrdinanceExpanding to age 10

Dream Growth Voucher OrdinanceExpanding to age 10

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National Health Insurance Service advances AIRecruiting participating companies by December 2

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31 central agencies5,460 officials move to Sejong

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Chungnam National and Kongju Nationaldecide to re-pursue merger

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Caregiver Standard EducationRecruitment until November 30

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Dream Growth Voucher Ordinance
Expanding to age 10

Dream Growth Voucher Ordinance
Expanding to age 10

National Health Insurance Service advances AI
Recruiting participating companies by December 2

31 central agencies
5,460 officials move to Sejong

Chungnam National and Kongju National
decide to re-pursue merger

Caregiver Standard Education
Recruitment until November 30